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“Second Chances” Teaser

April 24, 2018

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Though resources for prisoners seeking Buddhist teachings may be scarce, support once they are released may be even less; worse, they may fall back into old patterns and return to prison. See the work of Reverend Karlene Kalen McAllister, a former Buddhist chaplain whose work in the correctional system- and bodhisattva thinking- inspired her to reach out to ex-offenders and offer them opportunity in the Tzu Chi USA documentary, “Second Chances.”

Though resources for prisoners seeking Buddhist teachings may be scarce, support once they are released may be even less; worse, they may fall back into old patterns and return to prison. See the work of Reverend Karlene Kalen McAllister, a former Buddhist chaplain whose work in the correctional system- and bodhisattva thinking- inspired her to reach out to ex-offenders and offer them opportunity in the Tzu Chi USA documentary, “Second Chances.”